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Bengaluru Faces Urban Breakdown

Bengaluru is at a critical juncture, where its economic model, reliant on attracting and retaining skilled professionals, is directly threatened by a measurable decline in urban quality of life,......

Just 10.5 cm rainfall wrecks Bengaluru even before monsoon arrives

Monsoon is yet to set in, but already the rain has put Bengaluru's administrators in a tight spot. Even with an average rainfall of 10.5 cm on Sunday night, the city found itself deploying dinghies......

10-km traffic jam in B'galuru as 100 mm rains create chaos

Heavy overnight rains severely affected parts of the city on Monday, leading to water-logged roads, inundated residential areas and traffic pile-up, as the city braces for more spells in the coming......

Bengaluru flooded after 24 hr rain; Oppn slams Cong over city infra

In a rain-related incident in Bengaluru, a 35-year-old woman was killed in a wall collapse on Monday, as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party targeted the Congress government over the city's......

As Bengaluru gets inundated in rains, netizens flood social media

Amid the heavy downpour in Bengaluru, residents of many flood-affected areas have taken to social media to pour out their woes ranging from waterlogging to complaining about "crumbling"......

Nath for anti-dumping duty on silk from China

With regards to continuing the anti-dumping duty on import of raw silk from China, the Commerce Ministry has ordered a sunset review investigation by the Central Silk Board in the matter. In face......

Textile ministry chalks out plan to reduce silk imports

The textiles ministry has finalised an area expansion plan proposed by the Central Silk Board (CSB) in an effort to increase the production of silk in the 12th five-year Plan. The CSB has planned......

'Coffee Mark' coming soon

Indian coffee is soon going to be branded globally under a new look and name --'Coffee Mark.' The Coffee Board has proposed to use 'Coffee Mark' label to create awareness about 100 per cent pure......

Stamping out competition

Generic advertising for fabrics seems to be coming of age. First it was the advertising campaign for "linen" (featuring fashion designer Rohit Bal) followed by striking print ads for "cotton". Soon......

New Silk Route tries to come out of Rajat Gupta's shadow

New Silk Route, private equity major, is trying hard to come out of the shadows of co-founder Rajat Gupta, who has been accused of providing tips to another co-founder, convicted insider trader,......

The Ban Baaja Baraat

The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government announced on May 9, 2023 that the film The Kerala Story......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.' IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

10 Times Controversies HELPED Bollywood

Sadak 2, all set for release on August 28, has seen quite a bit of controversy recently. Its trailer got 5.2 million dislikes almost as soon as it released. But is that a bad sign? Not always. If......

The American prof who's made a movie about India

Meet Srihari Sathe. Producer. Director. Professor. Shrihari Sathe is an Indian- American film producer based in New York City. He has worked on a range of films: Producing Dukhtar, Pakistan's......

Your FAVE Aamir Khan Movie? VOTE!

Aamir Khan, brilliant 11 times over. The first time any of us saw Aamir Khan on a big screen, it was as a child in Yaadon Ki Baarat, 41 years ago. He has made many an impact since, having starred......

That Last Selfie With Dilip Doshi

Dilip Doshi, who passed away on June 23, was celebrated not only as one of India's finest left-arm spinners but also as a cricketer of rare character and amazing qualities, recalls veteran cricket......

NOT OUT! 'Bunny hops' boundary catches will be illegal!

IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt and Tim David combine to catch and dismiss Deepak Chahar of Mumbai Indians during the Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai,......

Ibra to make acting debut in new 'Asterix and Obelix' film

IMAGE: Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Photograph: Zlatan Ibrahimovic/Twitter He has already sampled the life of a singer at Italy’s Sanremo music festival, and AC Milan striker......